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THOMAS G. HALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND C. E. MCDONALD, OF BROOKLYN, NEWT YORK; SAID C. E. McDONALD'ASSIGNOR TO E. HARRY GIFFORD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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TOV ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

I Be it known that I, THOMAS G. HALL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful. improvement in Nippers; and I do hereby declare that the following is ai'ull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan or top view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a pair of nippers, the movable jaw of which is secured to one end of a lever, the other end of which is acted upon by a toe attached to the inner end of the appropriate handleinsuch a manner that a great leverage' is effected, and the operation of` the 'nippers in cutting wireoi oth-er articles is materially facilitated. rIhe stutionaryjaw is secured -to the end of its handle by a dove-tail and screw, so that the same can be readily taken oil" for the-purpose of sharpening, or that it can be replaced lwhen worn out. A suitable set-screw prevents the cutting edges of the'two jaws from overlapping, or from being forced too close.

A represents a pair of nippel-s, which are composed of a movable jaw, B, anda ystationary jaw,` C. I The movable jaw is secured to the outer end of a lever, D, which has its fulcrum on a pivot, a, secured in two lugs or ears, e, which rise from the shank or handle F of the stationary jaw. The inner end of this lever is acted on by a toe, b, formed at the end oi' the handle E, which has its fulcrnm on a pivot, c, in the lugs or ears d, which rise from the handle F at some distance from the lugs or ears e. A spring,f, keeps the inner end of the lever D in contact with the toe bas shown in fig. 1; of the drawing, and by these imeans the jaw B is thrown open. The stationaryjaw C is fitted into a V-shaped o r dove-tailed recess in the end of' its handle F, and it is retained in position by a screw, g. By taking out this screw, the jaw can be readily removed for. the purpose of sharpening, or when worn out it can be easily replaced by another. A set-screw, h, prevents injury to the cutting-edges'in ease undue pressure should be applied to the handles, whereby, if' the set-screw should be omitted, said cutting-edges would be liable to be forced too close together, or cans-ed to overlap each other, and to get broken. By the combination ot' the lever D, toe b, and handle F, an immense power can be brought to bear on the jaw B, andA the operation of cutting wire or otherA articles is materially facilitated.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl The lever D, handles E and F, toe b, springf, jaws B C, set-screw h, constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purpose described. I

The above specification of my invention signed by me lthis 5th day of November, 1866.

' THOMAS G. HALL.

Witnesses:

' WM. F. McNAuARA,

W. HAUFF. 

